California Broadband Council.
Summary
Existing law establishes the California Broadband Council in state government for the purpose of promoting broadband deployment in unserved and underserved areas of the state and broadband adoption throughout the state, imposes specified duties on the council relating to that purpose, and specifies the membership of the council. This bill would add the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, or the secretary's designee, the State Librarian, or the librarian's designee, and the Governor's Tribal Advisor, or the advisor's designee, to the membership of the council.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jul 2019
Assembly Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Aug 2019
Signed into Law
Oct 2019
Introduced Feb 12, 2019
Signed Oct 2, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Aug 26, 2019 · Assembly May 2, 2019
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Aug 26, 2019
D
Democratic28
96% Yea
R
Republican9
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Oct 2, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2893.).
lower
Aug 27, 2019
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
lower
Aug 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2285.).
upper
Aug 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
upper
Jul 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
upper
Jun 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
May 16, 2019
Committee
Referred to Com. on E., U. & C.
upper
May 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1474.)
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 24).
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Committee
Referred to Com. on C. & C.
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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